# 119-hr-2774: Safeguarding Our Levees Act

119-hr-2774, Safeguarding Our Levees Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2774
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Our Levees Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**180-day repair deadline** would require the Secretary to initiate repair or restoration of an eligible flood control work within 180 days after a non-Federal sponsor requests it. It would also revise the cost formula in subsection (d)(2) to apply 25 percent of the difference when computing the relevant amount. - Non-Federal sponsors and local projects: federal repair or restoration work would begin more quickly because the Secretary must start within 180 days of a sponsor's request. - Cost allocation and budgeting for projects: subsection (d)(2) would be changed to use 25 percent of the difference, altering how project costs are calculated and affecting cost shares between parties.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster start on levee repairs: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would require the Secretary to start repairing a levee within 180 days after getting a request from a non-Federal sponsor. It would apply when a local sponsor asks to repair or rehabilitate a covered flood-control work. Communities that rely on those levees could see repairs begin…
- Levee repair cost-share formula change: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would change the cost-share math for emergency levee and flood-control repairs. The amount would be based on 25% of the referenced "difference" in the existing formula, not the full difference. Depending on each project, local sponsors could pay more or less.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2774 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2774)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2774 (as of 2025-12-21).